Visit the Laura Plantation and Oak Alley Plantation and see what life in the United States was like in the Antebellum South. Learn about the impact that the institution of slavery continues to exert on present-day Louisiana and get an inside look into the sugarcane industry during the early 1800s.

Get picked up from your hotel and travel along the banks of the Mississippi River to Laura Plantation. Once you arrive, tour the expansive estate including the opulent manor house and 6 slave cabins. Marvel at the way the buildings have been lovingly restored to reflect their original appointments, as well as to educate visitors about the Vacherie region's tumultuous past. As you stroll past the site where the Laura Plantation sugar mill once stood, learn about the backbreaking work the slaves performed, and hear about the origins of the famous Br'er Rabbit stories.

From Laura Plantation, head west to Oak Alley Plantation. Pass through a tunnel of 300-year-old oak trees that ornament the main drive. Then, explore the grounds with a guide in 19th-century garb. As you stand on the rich soil of the plantation, and pay homage to the men and women who toiled the earth here, on the banks of the Mississippi River.